Sociolinguistics in Ireland

Sociolinguistics in Ireland takes a fresh look at the interface of language and society in present-day Ireland. In a series of specially commissioned chapters it examines the relationship of the Irish and English languages and traces their dynamic develop

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Raymond Hickey

Sociolinguistics in Ireland

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Sociolinguistics in Ireland Edited by

Raymond Hickey University of Duisberg and Essen, Germany

Palgrave

macmillan

SOCIOLINGUISTICS IN IRELAND

Selection and editorial matter © Raymond Hickey 2016 Individual chapters © Respective authors 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-45346-4 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. ISBN 978-1-349-68697-1 E-PDF ISBN: 978–1–137–45347–1 DOI: 10.1057/9781137453471 Distribution in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world is by Palgrave Macmillan®, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library.

Contents

List of Figures

vii

List of Tables

viii

Preface and Acknowledgements

x

Notes on the Contributors

xii

The International Phonetic Alphabet

xvii

Maps

xviii

Part I Language and Society in Contemporary Ireland 1 English in Ireland: Development and Varieties Raymond Hickey

3

2 The Irish Language in Present-day Ireland Brian Ó Catháin

41

3 The Irish Language and the Media Iarfhlaith Watson

60

4 Irish-English Code-switching: a Sociolinguistic Perspective Siobhán Ní Laoire

81

5 The Sociolinguistics of Language Use in Ireland Anne Barron and Irina Pandarova

107

Part II Language and Society in Irish History 6 Language Relations in Early Ireland Patricia Ronan

133

7 From Early Modern Ireland to the Great Famine Liam Mac Mathúna

154

8 Language Shift and Language Revival in Ireland Regina Uí Chollatáin

176

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Contents

9 Language, Politics and Identity in Ireland: a Historical Overview Tony Crowley 10 Emigrant Letters: Exploring the ‘Grammar of the Conquered’